About the Job
LDC instructors who do a normal working week (i.e. 40 lessons per week) and take the average time off for holidays can potentially earn between £20,000 and £40,000 per annum after meeting all business and car expenses, depending upon the level of support they need, the local lesson rate and the type of training being provided. See "Potential Earnings" section for precise details. Of course, if you work longer hours, your rewards can be substantially higher.
Whilst pay is very important, the biggest reward comes from knowing that what you are doing is more than just a job - you are doing something that helps enrich people’s lives and adds to their safety and security.
Work full-time, part-time or in combination with another job
Because of the very low fixed weekly franchise fee and the flexible car options LDC offers one of the very few driving school franchises that is truly affordable by those who wish to work on a part-time basis. This is ideal for those who only wish to semi-retire and earn an income to supplement their pension. It is also ideal for those who want to operate as a driving instructor while carrying on another job either on a permanent basis if practical or temporarily until they are confident that they want to operate as an LDC driving instructor full time.
How we work together
We provide you with the means to earn money directly from your pupils and you in turn pay us. This method of operating is often referred to as a job franchise. All the other major driving schools in the UK operate in this manner (e.g. BSM, the AA etc.). Typically a large weekly fee of between £200 and £300 per week is paid for the provision of a car and pupils. This type of set up can potentially leave you out of pocket if insufficient work is provided. However, this doesn't happen with LDC because of the innovative way in which we work with our instructors.
We only charge a small weekly fee of £40 with all other services being optional. This ensures you only pay for what you need and that charges for optional services have to be very competitive to keep your custom. Our main source of income is generated through the provision of pupils to our instructors. In short, we obtain a commission based on the pupil fees we collect on your behalf. Thus you cannot be out of pocket because at the same time we request our commission we provide you with the pupil fees for the work done, a much fairer system.
We also provide you with the means and know-how to generate your own pupils. In this regard we are quite unique. No charges are made for pupils that are self-generated. Therefore, the more pupils you obtain for yourself, the more you earn and the less you pay to us. Within just a few months the majority of our instructors are able to self-generate a large proportion of their own pupils from referrals alone thus avoiding pupil commission charges. This is one of the reasons why we can offer such an incredible value-for-money franchise package and why very few instructors’ leave once joined.
With regards to the car, you can either rent or buy a driving school car from us at a subsidized rate (up to 30% discount), or use your own car (if suitable) - the choice is yours. Thus you can be assured of keeping your car costs to a minimum. Also unique to LDC is the option to choose the type of car you want to drive. Any car that you do obtain will have your own contact details incorporated into the standard LDC car livery to help you generate even more of your own pupils and thus reduce your costs still further. No wonder we can claim to offer the highest earnings potential of any Driving School franchise.
Not just an instructor
With LDC you are not just an instructor you are an LDC driving school operator with equal say in how the LDC business is operated and run. It is important to us that you see this as your business within the area that you operate. If you need someone to manage you and tell you what to do we would strongly suggest you consider the other driving school franchises as these are more likely to better suit you. We are looking for people who want to run their own LDC driving school business and maximise their income rather than a pseudo employee who will lose a large chunk of what he or she earns to the school.
Most driving school franchises want their instructors to be totally dependent upon them so they can charge them high franchise/ car rental fees and make it difficult for them to leave. Such driving instructors earn very little after the school gets its cut. LDC on the other hand does the exact opposite and relies on offering good value for money to keep your custom. Low fees and good value for money service have enable LDC to grow by keeping more of the people we train rather than by selling thousands of driving instructor training courses and accepting the vast majority will leave shortly after joining. This is another reason why LDC is so different - we recognise the importance of keeping good instructors to grow the reputation of the brand.
With LDC you can not only earn more than with any other driving school franchise you can also earn more than if you were operating the business totally on your own.